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Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged

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The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged at a meeting on Wednesday.

The rate was maintained at 4.3% for the third straight meeting.

"If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they’re likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth and a rise in unemployment,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell told reporters.

Read more from The Associated Press.

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